CARE International

CARE International (not to be confused with Christian Action Research and Education) "is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Non-political and non-sectarian' they "operate each year in more than 65 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, reaching more than 50 million people in poor communities." "CARE traces its roots back to the days immediately following World War II when 22 American organizations combined forces to rush emergency food rations in the form of 'CARE packages' to war-torn Europe."  Member of the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response.

In 2004 CARE International supported projects worth over US$622 million 2004 Annual Report.

Former president - Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser

"CARE International is a confederation composed of twelve national Members, each being an autonomous non-governmental organization in its own right." 


 * CARE Australia
 * CARE Canada
 * CARE Danmark
 * CARE International Deutschland
 * CARE France
 * CARE International Japan
 * CARE Nederland
 * CARE Norge
 * CARE Österreich
 * Raks Thai Foundation (CARE Thailand)
 * CARE International UK
 * CARE USA

"Care International, a relief agency, has a budget... larger than the UN Food and Agriculture Organization." 

See Partners and Donors

Directors

 * Lydia M. Marshall - CI Chairperson (USA)
 * Marina de Brantes - CI Vice Chairperson (France)
 * Richard Greenhalgh - CI Vice Chairperson (UK)
 * Dr. Krasae Chanawongse (Thailand)
 * Paul Drager (Canada)
 * Tony Eggleton (Australia)
 * Ole M. Jung (Denmark)
 * Takanori Kazuhara (Japan)
 * Eva Lystad (Norway)
 * Ralph Martens (Austria)
 * Mohamed Rabbae (Netherlands)
 * Heribert Scharrenbroich (Germany)
 * David Olsen (USA)

CARE International General Assembly Members (in addition to the CI Board of Directors) include:


 * Chimaki Kurokawa (Japan)
 * Kenneth A. Lehman (USA)
 * Christian Nissen (Denmark)
 * Georg Reisch (Austria)
 * Arielle de Rothschild (France)
 * Brigitte Schulte (Germany)
 * Peter J. Smedley (Australia)
 * Max Spoor (Netherlands)
 * Robert J. Tweedy (Canada)
 * Bowen Wells (UK)

Public member(s) include Ruth Cardoso (Brazil) Source

Publications

 * 2004 Annual Report.

Contact

 * Website: http://www.care-international.org

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